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66 - [HUNTING] GRADASSI, Jean and ANSALDI, Arnaud.
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Estimate €200 - €300
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[HUNTING] GRADASSI, Jean and ANSALDI, Arnaud. The Book of King Modus and Queen Ratio. A magnificent modern illuminated and illustrated edition of this medieval treatise. Nice, Joseph Pardo - À l’Enseigne du Sefer, 1963. 2 tomes in 2 folio volumes, loose-leaf, double covers (pink and white), publisher’s slipcases of brown felt lined with green felt, beige cloth spines with the title running lengthwise. Normal wear and tear on the slipcases. 105 and 81 pp., separate illustrations mounted in openwork serpent-shaped frames. A luxurious edition of this treatise on falconry composed between 1350 and 1360 by the Lord of Gisors, Henry de Ferrières. Each page is adorned with a frame illuminated by Ansaldi and illustrated by Gradassi with full-colour plates. A fine impression by Daragnès. Limited edition of 1,167 copies; this is one of the 750 numbered copies on Rives vellum, ‘in a deluxe slipcase from Editions d’Art Sefer’. In fine condition.
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About the sale Sale of collectable books and first editions – Varia III –
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Auction time 09/14/2026 at 2:00 PM
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